by David Elkins Sandan, Uechi-Ryu karate I’m intrigued by the similarity between the Olympic hook grip and a Uechi-Ryu karate hand structure called the Bushiken (coiled thumb). It’s ironic that the same hand structure serves two masters as diverse as those of lifting and karate. Let’s explore the similarities and differences between the hook grip …
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Mar 08 2000
The Evolution of Martial Arts Politics
By Gary Gabelhouse It is a corrosive factor that can destroy the integrity of even the most hardened steel. It has been described as a cancer that’s spread can quickly become out-of-control. Barry Diller, the Chairman of the Board of the Fox TV Network once told me in a meeting, “When you find it in …
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Nov 11 1999
Karate is a Thing of the Spirit
by David Elkins, Sandan, Uechi-Ryu Karate When people discover that I train and teach karate they invariably get around to asking: “why do you train” and “does that stuff really work?” These are the polite variations on the theme. Other versions consist of statements like “my friend Bubba took two years of karooty and some …
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Jul 13 1999
Paul Giella’s thesis for Renshi
SANCHIN AS A MIND-BODY EXERCISE By Paul Giella, PhD This paper represents an effort to combine the author’s extensive study and practice in two areas that have been of major interest over the past thirty years. A student of Uechi-ryu karate under Sensei George Mattson since 1967, the author has always been known as more …
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Mar 27 1999
Uechi-ryu Karate Do General Tips, Techniques, & Tactics
by Mason Costa Sanchin Mindset: Adapt to the situation: Monitor and continually adjust stance, distances, and alignment to your opponent. Control the situation: Force an offensive opponent to fight devensively, and vice versa. Inhale only during a step or a turn. Exhale in quarter-breaths after recoil from throwing a strike or kick. Keep the eyes …
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Mar 22 1999
Being a Black Belt
by Bryan Lowe When I was about six years old, I saw the film Karate Kid. I guess you could say it changed my life, for it was this (albeit somewhat cheesy) 80’s movie that sparked my interest in the martial arts, and inspired me to take my first Karate lesson. I’ll admit when I …
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Mar 01 1999
Five element sequences
by Zoltan Dienes and Mike Flanagan Reprinted with permission from the authors Zoltan is an experimental psychology at Sussex University, with 32 published scientific articles and co-author of a book reviewing research in his area. He has appeared on British national television, radio, and newspapers and German national television about his research. He has also …
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Nov 16 1998
A Response, Compliment and Complement
by John Thurston I have just finished reading Mr. Ian Jenkins excellent article entitled “Real World Self Defense”. I wish to compliment him on his scholarship and complement his comments from a somewhat different point of view. I do not wish, however, to turn Sensei Mattson’s fine Articles section into a debate on firearms for …
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Sep 25 1998
Real World Self Defense
by Ian Jenkins The true facts of violence and self defense in the real world must be responsibly reported to students by instructors of any self defense/martial art class. By the true facts of violence I do not mean merely teaching students that sport or point sparring holds no meaning on the street. This fact …
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Aug 23 1998
HIV/AIDS comments
The two articles on HIV/AIDS in the dojo are generally correct and suggest useful steps to prevent infection. Hepatitis, however, poses a greater threat. Its various forms are not as dangerous but more common and more transmissible, so the total risk of death it poses is higher. Hepatitis can live on countertops for days, unlike …
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